Pairokar

Few days back a judge of the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court imposed a blanket penalty of Rs 25,000/- on a particular Information Activist for filing any Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the court. This is not only discriminatory but against all logic of the constitutional jurisprudence. Nobody cannot make any personal comment or attribute motives to the judge. However, I am within my rights to criticize the judgment because it falls within the public domain. Public Interest Litigations (PILs) are filed under article 226 of the Constitution of India before the High Courts and under article 32 before the Supreme Court for enforcement of the fundamental rights. Fundamental Rights are the very core of the constitution. Speaking about the article 32 in the constituent assembly Dr. B. R. Ambedkar had said that Article 32 is the soul of the constitution. Article 226 is a corresponding article for Article 32 to be exercised by the High Courts. Therefore, both Articles stand...

    Going by the enthusiasm of the people and the overwhelming response that Mr. Narendra Modi is getting across the country one can safely conclude that he is destined to be coronated as the next Prime Minister of India. There are quite a large number of people, who dislike Narendra Modi to the extent to hating him. Their hatred is so deep and diabolic that they cannot be convinced with any amount of logic or reasoning. Modi bashers say that he has become popular because he is being projected by some important corporate houses of the country with the help of paid media and because of the support of a cadre based organisation like the RSS. They also say that Narendra Modi is a rabid communal person and he has polarised the people of the country based on the religion, which will be detrimental of the polity of the country in the days to come. However, they conveniently ignore and forget the fact that Narendra Modi has become immensely popular in the country not only b...

By: Parmanand Pandey Right to Information Act, no doubt, is one of the most revolutionary acts passed by Indian Parliament since inception after 1952. This Act was passed in 2005 after a great deal of efforts by Right Activists across the country. This Act has virtually overshadowed the much-hated Official Secret Act 1923.The Official Secret Act was brought in by the English Government to perpetuate its illegal rule in India. The demand to scrap the Official Secret Act, 1923, therefore, has been going on for quite long time. This Official Secret Act is anachronistic with freedom of speech and expression as guaranteed by the Constitution of India . This act provides for imprisonment to a person from three years to fourteen years to those found violating the Act. This Act vests with enormous empowers to those in possessions of authority. Under the official Secret Act, warrants may be issued at any time if the Magistrate feels that there is a danger to the security of the s...